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Recruiting Others to Observe Asteroidal Occultations from Multiple Stations – Lessons Learned from the May 11 th Occultation by (28) Bellona near Khabarovsk, Russia 2012 October 19 IOTA meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada David W. Dunham, IOTA and MIEM/HSU

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Recruiting Others to Observe Asteroidal Occultations from Multiple Stations – Lessons Learned from the May 11th

Occultation by (28) Bellona near Khabarovsk, Russia

2012 October 19

IOTA meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada

David W. Dunham, IOTA and MIEM/HSU

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Remote Stations for Asteroidal Occultations• Separation should be many km, much larger than for grazes, so tracking times &

errors are too large• Unguided is possible since the prediction times are accurate enough, to less that 1

min. = ¼• Point telescope beforehand to same altitude and azimuth that the target star will have

at event time and keep it fixed in that direction• Plot line of target star’s declination on a detailed star atlas; I used the Millennium

Atlas, but now use Guide 8 to produce the charts• From the RA difference and event time for the area of observation, calculate times

along the declination line• Adjust the above for sidereal rate that is faster than solar rate, add 10 seconds for each

hour before the event• Can usually find “guide stars” that are easier to find than the target• Find a safe but accessible place for both the attended & remote scopes• Separation distance limited by travel time & tape to start tapes, but we have had some

success with programmable remote control devices to turn on the recordings; then the only limit is battery life, which can be several hours

• Roger Venable uses VCR’s with timed starts, allows larger separation• Sometimes it is better to have remote sites attended for starting equipment later

(allows larger separations) and security

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Occultation of the 6.0-mag. Close Double Star SAO 78349 by (9) Metis on

2001 September 7• The star was known to be a close double, sep. about 0.08” with

6.5 and 6.9-mag. Components, from a photoelectric lunar occultation recording at McDonald Obs., Texas, on 1973 April 9

• Best asteroidal occultation of 2001 in the U.S.A.• Unfortunately, 1 night before the occultation of a 7th-mag. Star

by Uranus’ satellite Titania in Europe & n. S. America• I made the first REMOTE recording of an asteroidal occultation

during this event, in the Sacramento Valley of northern California

• Kent Okasaki tried a remote observation of this event, but he tried to track with a 20cm SCT, and the tracking wasn’t accurate enough

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Sky-plane plot of Metis occ’nfrom March 2002 S&T

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50mm objective, f/2 effective f/ratio (with Owl focal reducer)

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Mighty Mini optics (half of a Tasco Essentials 10x50 binocular)PC164CEX-2 video cameraMX-350 miniature tripod (collapses to 12”)Canon ZR camcorder (digital VCR)9 AA NiMH battery packPrime focus adapter for lunar occultationsTotal weight: under 10 lbsLimiting magnitude = 10.2FOV = 3.2 x 2.4 degrees (using Owl FR)

System designed by Scott Degenhardt

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Hertha model from light curve data

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Still the record, Scotty observed from 14 stations in Oklahoma !

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Mighty Mini

Can recordoccultations of starsto mag. 9.5, evenmag. 10.0 undergood conditions

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Mighty Midi – Orion 80mm short tube

Can recordoccultations of starsto mag. 11.0, evenmag. 11.3 undergood conditions

I use visual finderscope and $60Quantanray tripodwhile Scotty uses amighty mini videoas the finder andMX-350 tripod(not as sturdy as theQuantanray)

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Programmable Remote for Timed RecordingsSuggested by Steve Conard. Scotty found a “100% effective” system. Place transparent plastic tube (I believe made from 2 coin holders fastened together with Scotch tape; shown at foot of tripod) at bottom of the brown mailing bag in the background. After setting the programmable remote, place it pointing down at the tube at the bottom. Turn the Canon ZR camcorder to the VCR position with front end down facing the tube. If cold, add some hand warmers. 6 plastic tabs glued to the edges of the front of the remote, and the piece of cardboard held on with the rubber band, prevent the programmable remote from turning on, which happens whenever the screen is touched.

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Components of John Broughton’s25cm “SuitcaseTelescope”

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Goal:Fit 2 of them within the22-kg persuitcaseweight limitof mostairlines

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The Suitcase Telescope set up for observing (except for the cameras).3 can be set up ready to go and put on the backseat area of an ordinary car; more could be putin the trunk.

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Path of the 2010 July 8th occultation of 2.5-mag. Yed Prior(delta Ophiuchi) by the asteroid (472) Roma

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Path of the 2010 July 8th occultation of 2.5-mag. Yed Prior(delta Ophiuchi) by the asteroid (472) Roma over Iberia

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Mighty Mini Training at Sabadell

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Locations of Mighty Minis deployed for the 2010 July 8th occultation of Yed Prior by Roma in s.w. Iberia

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Our First Station, Setup in a ditch at La Albuera, Spain, s.e. of Badajoz

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Saturation study of Portuguese mighty mini light curves

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Saturation study of Goncalves’ mighty mini light curve

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Joao Cruz’ unsaturated partial occultation light curve

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Станции с севера на юг:Москва, Трунковский и ДенисенкоРязанская областьТаруса, ТурченкоПерерушево, ДанхэмВоронежПолтава (UA), Костенкозеленые-видео, синие-визуальные

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Occultation of 6.5-mag. SAO 140947(HIP 78870) by asteroid (28) Bellona

in the Khabarovsk area, 11 May 2012 evening

A plan to observe the occultation with five “mighty mini”s

set up across the path to measure the size and shape of Bellona

David W. Dunham, KinetX, Inc., Moscow Inst. of Electronics & Mathematics (MIEM),

and

International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)

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The best previously-observed Bellona occultation was observed inthe northeastern U.S.A. almost 10 years before

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Next good Russian asteroidal occultation,Khabarovsk area, 11 May 2012

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Naked Eye View, towards the southeast

Saturn

Spica

Horizon at 11:45 UT

Arcturus

Pre-point line of d

eclination

Ticks are at 1-m

in. intervals;

Time labels are U.T. a

t 5-m

in. intervals

VIRGO

LIBRAOPHIUCHUS

Antares

SCORPIUS

SERPENSCAPUT

(An hour before the occultation)

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80mm Short-Tube Refractor or “Mighty Midi” view, (28) Bellona and SAO 140947, Khabarovsk area, 11 May 2012

SERPENS CAPUT

OPHIUCHUS

Yed Prior

Yed Posterior

The rectangle shows the mighty midi field of view with the target star in the center

Up

North

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80 коротких труб рефрактор или â € € œMighty Мидия зрения (28), Беллона и САО 140947, Хабаровский район, 11 мая 2012

SERPENS CAPUT

OPHIUCHUS

Yed Prior

Yed Posterior

Прямоугольник показывает могучий миди областипросмотра с целью звездой в центре

вверх

к северу

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Тренировка с Могучим Мини в Хабаровске

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Сборка Могучего Мини и использование GPS IOTA-VTI для калибровки Синхронизация видеокамер Canon перед выходом на площадки наблюдений

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Станции вокруг Хабаровска для покрытия (28) Беллоной 11.05.2011

North

СукпайВосток - CanonСита не удалось

Владимировка - нет покрытий

Хабаровск

1 - нет покрытий

4 – 5c покрытий записаны

5 - Не мог найти звезду

6 - Не мог найти звезду

3 Северный предел

1 Северный пределСеверный предел

Центральная линия

Линия Рока Флейшмана, Калифорния - сбой телескопа, потом не смог найти звезду в яркие сумерки

Южная граница1 Южная граница

3 Южная граница

Символы телескопа показывают обычные станции для наблюдателей из Хабаровска; 2, были использованы для станции 2 и 3

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Следующее яркое астероидное покрытие в Московской области, воскресенье, 28 октября 2012

наблюдаемое сМогучими Мини автора

00:41 UT в Москве,4:41 по местному времени

SAO 61160,

Спектральный класс M2

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28 октября Егерия: полоса в Московской области

1- Сев

ерный пред

ел

3-

Север

ный предел

Центр

альн

ая линия

Южная гр

аница

1- Южная гр

аница

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Мне нужна ваша помощь, чтобы пронаблюдать это событие

• Я должен быть в Калифорнии на этой неделе по моей работе

• У меня есть 6 мини-систем, которые я могу одолжить для тех, кто сможет выехать в различные части полосы

• Если у Вас есть друзья или родственники, которые живут в больших и малых городах к югу или востоку от Москвы, в последние выходные октября будет хорошее время, чтобы навестить их

• Потребуется координация для калибровки видеокамер, поскольку у меня есть только 2 для ввода времени видео

• Я буду здесь для тренировки в выходные 13 октября и 14 (или в другую ночь с 8 по 16 октября)

• Добровольцы для измерения размера и формы Егерии?

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Поисковая карта для покрытия Егерией 28 октябряЗатмеваемая звезда находится в южной Рыси, недалеко от 2 Рака 5m

подробнее см. http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2012_10/1028_13_26992.htm

M44“Praesepe”

CANCER

LYNX

Для этой и следующей диаграммы, вверху – направление на зенит, а север - в верхнем левом углу

Предв

арите

льная

точк

а

линии ск

лонен

ия

Затмеваемая звезда - в центре, прямоугольник - поле зрения Могучего мини

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Возничего (3m) дает возможность предварительно навестись на покрытие Егерией 28 октября, за 4 часа до начала явления

B 20:41 UT= 00:41 местного

Capella

El Nath

AURIGA

TAURUS

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Звезда 4m в Близнецах дает возможность предварительно навестись на покрытие Егерией 28.10.2012 за 1ч 10м до события

Castor

Pollux

GEMINI

LYNXAB

C

A = SAO 60238, mag. 6.8B = SAO 60340, mag. 5.1C = SAO 60379, mag. 6.1